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The Miami Dolphins will finish the 2025 season with a losing record and the New England Patriots already earned the AFC East crown.
With those results already set in stone and the Patriots in contention for the No. 1 seed in the AFC, oddsmakers are convinced New England will be motivated to take care of business against the visiting Dolphins.
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But do any of the experts believe Miami could pull off the Week 18 upset? Here's how pundits predict the Dolphins' regular season finale will go:
USA Today
Jarrett Bell: Patriots, 31-19
Nick Brinkerhoff: Patriots, 31-20
Chris Bumbaca: Patriots, 24-20
Nate Davis: Patriots, 24-17
Tyler Dragon: Patriots, 28-19
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Patriots, 26-20
NFL.com
Ali Bhanpuri: Patriots, 26-20
Brooke Cersosimo: Patriots, 28-20
Dan Parr: Patriots, 23-17
Gennaro Filice: Patriots, 27-19
Tom Blair: Patriots, 27-17
ESPN
Stephania Bell: Patriots
Matt Bowen: Patriots
Mike Clay: Patriots
Jeremy Fowler: Patriots
Dan Graziano: Patriots
Kalyn Kahler: Patriots
Pamela Maldonado: Patriots
Eric Moody: Patriots
Jason Reid: Patriots
Lindsey Thiry: Patriots
Sam Wickersham: Patriots
CBS Sports
Pete Prisco: Patriots
Jared Dubin: Patriots
Ryan Wilson: Patriots
John Breech: Patriots
Tyler Sullivan: Patriots
Dave Richard: Patriots
Jamey Eisenberg: Patriots
Bottom line
All but one expert took the Buccaneers to beat the Dolphins last week and they were wrong. That didn't dissuade them from picking against Miami again. Here's the final tally:
Patriots: 29
Dolphins: 0
This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: NFL picks: Experts predict Dolphins vs. Patriots in Week 18
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